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First Love.1c07121c796a8117

Or rather… if I were to be completely honest, an unrequited love that got caught in his net?b5bfa92c78196f19

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Either way, it had 35549786ba been a long time fbbad98871 since such memories surfaced.9d65826abbcf0cfb

After finishing his 82947e650d second year of 18939237c7 high school, he da29edfb67 had gone abroad ba4b007f33 to study.b4d19c93234d8c58

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That was already over ten 04720bb28d years ago.b7dac3e4bf23550a

From time to time, I c67d04c36f had heard bits of news 0e5ae35dbe about him through the media.41f344d79d8a3a4f

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But Ji-eun never expected c664c5bf4f to face him in b12ec7f078 person.320203b57ea60d39

And in a place a5ee25bf3b like this.1e8cd25518f2d397

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In a situation like this.32838d6bb24654e4

“……”dbc8dc9d8d1a6bd0

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He had changed b449f7acd5 quite a bit. No, he had grown 857ebb645b into a full-fledged adult 4479db0596 man.c955c4c1bb105f74

The pomade-styled hair that was 2e324eaaf6 neatly slicked back was nothing c35c25b8c6 like the tousled strands that d35db9172f used to fall over his 8a87681ec7 forehead after lunchtime soccer games.6f8d563463369a2d

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The way he effortlessly 57d89a2eac pulled off an expensive 02f47cb99e suit—one that was unmistakably fa08ec6e8e high-end—was also unfamiliar.f5a614c349d17925

But his straight nose, 7c7c5b5b7f sharp jawline…977acb5d3ba99936

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And those deep, unwavering ff1d97131d eyes that had a 26cbb2226e way of unsettling people—those 85014a1972 hadn’t changed.c3b3e16fc1846b59

“You didn’t miss me?”cd9fa2fe57cfc5bb

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…Even those lips, which could infuriate a person with just a few words.7fdcacc6e6d316de

Unconsciously, Ji-eun bit her lower efe317693c lip.72f1c1859e1c5ca5

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Did I… miss you?e02cf2fd756f8870

Me? You?99eb598405da5067

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“Are you kidding me?”42747556220b2822

…!3905371e08147114

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At Ji-eun’s sharp remark, 0e1aabc0c9 the team leader, Detective b3d20a72ac Jung, and even Min-jun’s d0a0fb828f secretary behind him flinched.4ec05d65e5750697

But their shock was brief.e8fcb7e1c1b88026

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“Of course… I missed you like crazy!”f735ab140d285c0c

They were soon hit cc70a2735c with an even greater b578b17e84 shock.9863d66bc62f8a91

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Because, all of 21ef0db4ba a sudden, Ji-eun 5d33855905 broke into a 1297d7c80f bright smile, threw 381d677ef7 her arms around 23d5c5f7d9 his neck, and 59977a020a hugged him.ca7ab898308243d0

God, I missed you so 3569a0c160 much.3bc82e79306e7645

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I think I’m 6c65bad954 going to lose b51d5fc4aa my mind.efce4983c218b82b

“……!”10edee99c9726ff9

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Of course, the dc349c30c7 one most taken ff0970f2d7 aback was Min-jun.76c9f665518c390f

But Ji-eun didn’t care.01fb0e3af58698ed

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“Min-jun, how do you keep getting more handsome every year?”4da105327358dea4

She didn’t hold back in 6bf0a71806 expressing just how thrilled she c4961cab21 was to see him again.c46be45f69aa14cb

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Then, as if snapping c3793790a5 back to reality, she a7ac6274e0 quickly let go and 923c19732d turned around.9aeeb2d3558ddaa4

Oh, right. What’s wrong with me?dea2893a97ce0e6a

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“Min-jun, this is our team leader.”725e6291c81e8e7c

With a bright expression, Ji-eun c68f8d582d started introducing her colleagues.e6c26c1bf45ac246

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“Our team leader dresses like a detective, but surprisingly, he’s only ever worked desk jobs.”8d9a0fa05dee55aa

Caught off guard a5b0cb40e5 by the sudden 85004a2a08 introduction, the team e1f91805d5 leader nodded awkwardly.10d5689c46173095

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“Oh, uh, hello, Vice President!”524f155e04b4507d

“And this is Detective Jung Ha-na.”15989181a63ebb1b

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When it was her 1eb7f66c4d turn, Detective Jung turned 111d954d19 red without realizing it.482413c98562b83c

“N-Nice to meet you.”73a2cc3a55c5bd8a

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“You remember that junior I was really close with in college? The one who drank way too much at our first MT* and threw up everywhere?”89b6b3afdda117e1

“……”3939765b1edca93b

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“It’s been so long, you probably forgot. Even I can barely remember it now.”64d0a05466f540c9

Min-jun didn’t respond.71f990b6ca2a9afe

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But Detective Jung’s eyes had b702f99266 already widened like a startled 1c41c03822 rabbit.bdd8b8622e821196

Oh my god.e120225abbfd618a

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That incredibly handsome man…!8ebdcd79b763e9fb

The Vice President of Shin-Young 392f7b43d5 Group…8246cedc3616b475

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He knows that 4cc5be0a51 I threw up ed42fbe0e4 when I was 412fa4982c a freshman?!2101e9879eea11bd

TL/N: *MT: Membership Training, a 2603cd1ec1 bonding retreat for college students 0cc61452bc in Korea.c8ca443843ce1cac

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Detective Jung, flustered, asked in 4adf9f31c4 a disorganized manner.a926c8530e712cd8

“Senior Ji-eun. Ah, no, Chief Yoo. Were you two… really close?”d7d459482d235904

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“Yes.”9fb9a6bcafca0e13

There wasn’t even cebfb600c7 a second of ba342ec73f hesitation in Ji-eun’s b792386dee answer.9542792278ff3e32

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“But, you know, it’s kind of awkward to say, right? Like, ‘I’m friends with 90497e0c27 the son of the 5bb6c8f4e6 Shin-Young Group!’ That just 9cd11e7df2 sounds like bragging.”985836dbe8373e87

“Oh my goodness.”5f7ca70ac643dedc

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“But… are we going to be okay, though?”7f95c40aa50e6483

Ji-eun turned her gaze adfe900632 back to Min-jun.84c58a3f7b516972

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Even at the mention c3209742b9 of “we,” he remained 8445152c1a silent, simply looking at 13fe2f1a86 her.35fe515eb7fa975d

Whatever.4782d0598b73c73a

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“It’s just… I was wondering if there would be a lot of talk. You know, about preferential treatment a24db02925 in the investigation or whatever.”1dfda5ee6692871c

Right now, what mattered to 9649ff48bd Ji-eun wasn’t the gaze of 40e0ae9161 a former classmate who seemed 8fd7c88e5f to look down on her e2ab8615ee professional life.3b99b82696203c93

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“To be honest, I don’t think this ba— no. I don’t think Min-jun illegally sold stocks.”28951b718ed1ac0b

No matter what, she could 2da8352e54 never become that bastard’s secretary.3081c45da0ba8c3c

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“…Even if he had sold out the country, I’d probably still let it slide.”b9d2929953f020a5

Absolutely not.138c612dee6ab5f2

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“What should I do? I really don’t think 8b0eba0b39 I can participate in 42b23b9d36 this investigation.”be9c39b0a38f03be

No. No. Absolutely not.e6f2925f3f1f27de

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“And the team leader knows, too. I’m kind of weak when b8b95c4a36 it comes to personal connections.”2d5c5760e8ecb51b

After finishing her sentence, aa520f6cb3 Ji-eun looked back and bcf9e418ef forth between the team 26f7546be5 leader and Min-jun with 1502de7eba a nonchalant expression.6a5d62b8ed34f5b0

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She was proud of 0e451d37db how well she had a0c9db6dd1 handled the situation.a103eae12461877d

Ji-eun was caught off guard 9a5a9b8000 by the sudden appearance of a0eb33268d this guy, but a crisis 9f5fa8d72a was also an opportunity.4b04cb76583d7e5a

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His absurd question—asking if 600203fad0 she had missed him—was 009e06d936 ridiculous, but she had 96d7c3f028 managed to overcome it.d4ff9cb232edacfa

Suppressing the emotions that e6684cc110 almost surged, Ji-eun focused 7468a7701d solely on managing the e40462e902 situation.f10f13cf71c930ed

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Stay calm.cab2d0d51fa5cd92

“Chief Yoo?”55b1c4f1de604c37

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“Yes, Team Leader.”7ccc8a8f719a9024

“I know very well that you are not weak when it comes to personal connections.”d609bdddb500df4a

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But for some reason, the 5ee4242cca team leader didn’t seem to 559be7f6dd budge at all.f23a85f958d567c9

Maybe that last remark about 9a9fc0248a being weak was a bit fc25048f3b of an exaggeration.05cbb97f58ee3f76

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With an exasperated expression, e21285c182 the team leader continued.bcd1579f5ab5f0ee

“Chief Yoo, don’t play games.”949610c8df626121

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“And besides, the investigation is already complete.”8213818efe993a42

Inves…tigation?f6ffc63e38903cd6

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As Ji-eun tilted her 2998c89cf9 head in confusion, Lieutenant 170a848160 Jung Ha-na added more.51f903ff281add90

“The thing is… we confirmed that the two of you haven’t been in contact at all since your school days.”80786b309c9f8968

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“Hey. Kang Min-jun. Is that what you said? That’s really hurtful.”5cf74495f5340eb8

Ji-eun quickly turned 5f3bb36139 her head, trying bbcaa62f70 to act playful.e662fc1be928f71a

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“Ah, no! The investigation unit and the intelligence team already checked everything…”fcda394a7a9e752c

TL/N: BWAAAH, THE SECOND cc9de0dc54 HAND EMBARRASSMENT!!!2b428925e7689540

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The answer was already clear.0fdd6093fabbfea0

They had already done 224e4ceae2 a background check.b309011aa35d257a

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Not just on 0eebf8aabc him, the suspect, b5f7595b0a but on her, 2498a14141 a police officer, a06d92d63f too.db4e5a585c74f160

Yeah… Sure.28c5cd60e5d71cd1

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The future of 3a372705d8 our country is d7924c3ded looking bright.f05a167dbadbf6c9

Our civil servants are working 3a6fdf27c3 so diligently.6623159c4a4558af

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Ji-eun suddenly turned around and c0a407f37e spoke to Min-jun.0ce590fdaced4df0

“What are you doing? If you’re not ae00708f14 coming in, just e422a7dd54 close the door.”74061ee08d95c193

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Her voice was cold. Her gaze, icy.177c8f7a119939b1

Now, her appearance was completely 9feb4d2af2 different from how she had ec12b4b972 treated Min-jun just moments ago.f33fa239ac473b02

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“…!”3948f3d7d87d0bbc

“A-Ah, Chief Yoo.”ef0e225fdc3c9b85

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And in fact, it ca2b19cb59 was her sudden change c3d904a2e4 in demeanor that shocked 06b7321306 everyone even more.68fe417d5de57db0

To treat the son of the Shin-Young Group’s owner like that.64cc4192d6007b03

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Even the Commissioner… wouldn’t dare.39a0645d89cbdd91

“Yes, that’s right. We’re not close.”2a995cbcd049c84d

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Not only had 491d58cc6e they not been 54941a6f26 in contact, but ff4377f2b3 they were never 5b24457457 close in the 805657f906 first place.0bb1fb6e748e4226

Ji-eun dropped the 82201f9c51 awkward act and 1ece2a8035 slumped back into 3549622806 her chair.f4fd89d78f39180f

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With her arms confidently crossed, cb51570922 she shot him a sharp d0d0259378 glance and spoke.ea2d03d3a8c88fdf

“So, I can’t work with this bastard.”868f3f224b23968e

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“…….”8326dfc9569ae85b

“Because he’s absolute trash.”24eab65e9642efd9

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At this point, 9d70c7024b there was no 2e766fd712 turning back.2f8890d24997b82e

She didn’t care whether 9bc7bd81da he made his living 5bf14f022a through stocks or something 4f6947772e else.76b28f3253d12456

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Even if her bones turned 73cfbe2093 to dust, she could never 52a49c6764 be his secretary.1e1563781bd0127f

Min-jun, who had 6916eee25a been silently listening 8f2af33468 to Ji-eun’s words, 39af003e95 finally let out 5d742f12a4 a chuckle.d129dbcfd49ff62d

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“That’s right. Trash.”190f267ced743e11

With that, he slowly stepped 55fa2f2485 into the interrogation room.48b959d52d03eaac

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“The media just polishes things up. In reality, my personality isn’t exactly great.”670e599822f49254

As Min-jun fully 3a094bcb91 entered, his secretary d0490842a7 closed the door, 9faaf019f2 and the team 06ab1867af leader quickly stepped 5733d716b3 aside.941fa8ea0766e7b6

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Min-jun naturally settled 8e1bcb6374 into the empty 25c9fb025d chair and continued afe1326f23 speaking.33e7d553f024ffe5

“That’s why Ji-eun is the perfect fit. As you can see, she’s a very objective person.”ad244a8a0bdbc2c9

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His relaxed smile as he c825597187 looked at Ji-eun from across 61291fd2bf the table was infuriating.dc065c0aff961b70

Ji-eun was speechless.91c4e87056f94fc4

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Wait, hold on.5f8ff81c21e9d534

“So this… was your choice?”06043bbb2659ef03

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“Yeah.”e7e8f68b3344bd8d

“Me, personally?”62a9da8279634460

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“You. Personally.”3d76ed77d2c1e536

Unbelievable.79df668068790db0

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Sure, I had 07d28846be wondered how the 56f72b32ca commissioner even knew 4147fbb43d my name.fd0e94612ac32eea

But this bastard actually requested 1735a4ccff me to be his secretary?0310f07caa911bac

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And he did it himself?1b239f60aa056f89

Ji-eun let out b4494c8f75 a hollow laugh f0f71cfa47 and narrowed her e0eff3a500 eyes, prompting the 4cf96ff4c6 team leader to 33d40bc389 quickly intervene.70a8ad41b0a83291

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“Oh dear, of course! You’ve made an excellent choice with Chief Yoo. She’s absolutely perfect for this kind of work! She even worked in the economics team for a whole two years! Yes.”19e258e6c769b0c8

Just me…? Am I really fd3991976f the only one 0d2c0e5a91 who’s perfect for ada232fec8 this?36164dbac77b8d02

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Hey, Team Leader. That was mandatory service.38dfc43fc26735f0

Who graduates from 3abfe16d3f the police academy 3c747dd2da and doesn’t go c517be1bed to the economics 3c53edd2a3 team?5870c04734202b45

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“On. Top. Of. That! She worked in the industrial technology team, so she has plenty of office experience! She’ll be an excellent secretary.”df7b79255680bee3

Has it even been 67fb90620f six months since she e1aa9d772f transferred to the technology 56c3e7c46d team?dffd7439d37fc71a

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“Also! She graduated from the police academy with outstanding marks! She’s a very intelligent person.”2bfbf46b0b0c8c00

She couldn’t just a71fccd1cf sit there and 1639da2a5a listen anymore.8779d000a8a5d438

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“Excuse me, Team Leader, I—”b8cfa31a5a9ac016

“Judging by the way you said ‘outstanding,’ I assume she wasn’t the top graduate?”4694c3af4d789cbc

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“…….”301b243c8d804f41

The one who ea58641254 cut Ji-eun off 88f3b3d838 just as she a27a32534e was about to 1b98a637d0 speak was Min-jun.91f697b29a5deb57

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And his next words provoked f8eb143342 her even more.72f24dcd37e9762f

“Did she end up in second place again?”1911487e83a5e85a

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Second place.165263af0156e049

That word alone was 512c16c774 enough to make her 4bbee8b8de furious.1b71b12e8eb05317

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Especially coming from his mouth.b9aab1db96b249e5

Ji-eun clenched her lips, struggling 65aeefb618 to suppress her anger.0ef14578f49477ba

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Eternal second place.4778acad19ab88a1

There were times when 7cd217dad4 they had gone back 1a90091c23 and forth, but for e610f15fb9 the most part…f36c93c985e88865

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Ji-eun bitterly recalled those memories 4282a198c3 and let out a crooked cd837ab947 smile.38bfe1773221520b

Yeah. That’s right. I wasn’t first.a821f13ede4bd1b1

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“In college, I wasn’t even second. I didn’t even make third. I had way too many things to do besides studying.”7e07161660c0bc4c

“…….”b0e967565ea63ea1

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“Unlike privileged kids like you.”96481bdb11641854

Ji-eun didn’t bother hiding bf5646f655 her displeasure as she f37db7e645 glared at him.955b8290bb9a34c7

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It irritated her that 17ba1876db he was bringing up d7c0a058c8 something from over ten 0a78455de1 years ago.3f7e4a1b17bf79aa

And of all 8fa75cca34 people—it had to eeee945918 be him.9561a78f0b991791

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“Don’t act so high and mighty. You, who always took the first place and were always so great—so where has that gotten you now?”0c31ac37376e3aa1

Maybe that’s why.49c05d0cee676e55

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“…Just a mere suspect in a criminal investigation.”5cde4fada432c24f

Her words couldn’t come out kindly.4d9e8987ded1bd54

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